# Puligadda Village, Avanigadda, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Avanigadda, Krishna 

# Puligadda

Puligadda is a village in Avanigadda sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521130**. The 2011 Census counted **3,350 people in 921 households**, the 4th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 3,350people (2011)
- 921households
- 72.6%literacy
- 521130PIN code

## Puligadda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puligadda is 521130.** Puligadda falls in Avanigadda sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521130
- Gram panchayatPuligadda
- Community development blockAvanigadda
- Census village code589771

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Puligadda from nearby towns?

- Avanigadda (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)40 km by road
- Repalle (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Puligadda?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Puligadda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Avanigadda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Avanigadda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challapalle
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Puligadda known for?

The main crops are **vegetables, guava and banana**. Products made here include bricks. About 20% of the 1,023 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Puligadda

Of every 100 households in Puligadda in 2011, 92 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puligadda · ■ Avanigadda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**33%

Tap water ****48%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**47%

Use banking services ****60%**

**61%

Television ****50%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**80%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Puligadda?

■ Puligadda · ■ Avanigadda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****763**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**787

Working population ****44.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 64.5% for women. 46% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 655 (44%) · **■** Household industry 40 (3%) · **■** Other work 262 (18%) · **■** Marginal 442 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Avanigadda

- Avanigadda23,737 people
- Vekanuru4,963 people
- Modumudi4,256 people
- Aswaraopalem2,187 people
- Chiruvolu Lanka1,491 people
- Edlanka1,002 people

[All 7 villages in Avanigadda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/avanigadda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puligadda?521130
- How far is Puligadda from Machilipatnam?40 km by road
- What is the population of Puligadda?3,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puligadda in?Krishna district (Avanigadda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puligadda?72.6% (Census 2011)